Full Supplement - British Cardiovascular Society
Full Supplement - British Cardiovascular Society
Full Supplement - British Cardiovascular Society
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BCS Abstracts 2011<br />
Introduction Successful PCI for CTO may confer an improved<br />
prognosis and a reduction in major adverse cardiac events (MACE).<br />
However most trials have included occlusions of short duration (less<br />
than 4 weeks). In this study we assessed the impact of PCI on LV<br />
function in patients with true CTOs (TIMI flow grade 0 and greater<br />
than 12 weeks duration) using serial CMR imaging as well as the<br />
predictive value of late gadolinium enhancement when performed<br />
prior to revascularisation.<br />
Methods Thirty patients referred for PCI to a single vessel CTO<br />
underwent CMR examination prior to and 6 months after PCI.<br />
Technical success was defined as recanalisation of the occluded<br />
vessel and DES implantation with a final residual diameter stenosis<br />